Ha where did 2.5 years go...

Well due to one thing after another, i got a little behind with the car and even more behind with updates. To briefly round up the car was sat waiting about with not much work then had a burst of work from a set of mechanics and then it stopped. Car had to be recovered from them and i was left to pick up the pieces yet again.

So engine was in but far from running, after a lot of sorting and moving, and finding out the ECU which was working had been fried, amazing.

So we got the car ready to fire, and after alot of priming and wiping out a starter motor we get it to fire on 1 cylinder, after closer inspection 3 of the injectors had failed. So replacement injectors in, and she ran!

The wiring task was still looming (ha looming see what i did there?) After approaching half a dozen sparkies none seemed to want to do the job, or more so return my calls!

So i decided to wait and sort the serviceable bits, suspension bushes etc

That is pretty much where we are now, i will let the pictures do the talking. Just about to get it back together and moving again, then a spraky who i actually trust and have confidence in is set to get her wires all hooked up right.

So hopefully the next update wont be 2 years later...

In the Garage

The prospect of fitting the engine all by myself was just too much, if it was a £500 polo then fair enough but i wanted it to be done correctly, so i booked it in with the boys at Brickwerks who originally started the job but abruptly stopped for what i will call communication issues.

So the biggest issue we had with the engine choice was relocating the turbo due to the delorean body being in the way.

Simon the mechanic had a plan to relocate the turbo to the lower left hand side, nice bit of space for it and easier to feed off it from there.

This was the plan Simon had for the exhaust outlets to the turbo...

That was phase 1, next step is finalising the turbo mount and pipework and the wiring, we are going for splicing the gta loom and management into the delorean wiring, that is 100% the job of the mechanic as i know nothing about that side!

Parts

Once i had the engine and car it was time to see what i had missing, and it was a bit of a can of worms, expensive worms.

After a bit of searching i see that there is a DMC dealer in Holland, it confused me to start but there it was, and a massive list of new parts.
My Volkswagen background i thought buying new bits would be impossible, but the fact they were available just outweighed the cost.
A phone call on Tuesday, and Thursday the bits came, amazing service.

Engine Choice

After much debating i decided to keep the donar engine standard, as such. Same PRV engine as in the Renault Apline GTA, but with the kick of a turbo.
I always wanted to find a delorean with no engine to put something with more of a kick in, without the risk of making it worth half its price at the end as being a mongrel!

I had a look around and found a complete engine and box for £750, and a very helpful seller who i am still in touch with now annoying with questions.

Delivery

SEPTEMBER 2011
So the journey starts here, after browsing ebay and forums for many months this crops up in central America, a sorry looking delorean which came with no engine or gearbox, and lots of other bits missing.
But the doors and wheels are there so that will do me.
Bodywork and chassis are in not bad condition at all, which was my biggest worry,
few little dents and scuffs but nothing a bit of filla wont fix ;)


Many thanks to Tom Ingrey for helping me fetch the car from Portsmouth docks, not the most ideal
and pleasurable tow vehicle, but beggers can not be choosers!